About NORAM

Early history of the Norway-America Association

The Norway-America Association (NORAM) is a small non-profit organization founded in 1919 by the American-Scandinavian Foundation and Norwegians Worldwide. The organizations wished to create a foundation that would support en encourage educational exchange between Norway and the US. The foundation was originally named the Norway-America Fund, and was launched in September 1919. King Haakon VII accepted to be the royal patron, and the organization has been honored with a royal patron since then.

In 1946, the Norway-America Fund, Amerika-komiteen and Foreningen for Samarbeid mellom De Forente Stater og Norge, merge forces and became what is known today as the Norway-America Association. The mission is stated in the first paragraph of the by-laws: “The aim of the Association is to advance the cultural and practical cooperation between Norway on the one side and the United States of America and Canada on the other. Particular emphasis shall be placed on providing the Association with a nationwide character”.

The Norway-America Association’s work

The Association has since 1919 worked on providing and facilitating scholarships and have helped thousands of students with scholarships and information about studies. Since 1954 NORAM has worked to promote both US and Canada as educational destinations.

Mission: The Norway-America Association’s mission is to strengthen the ties between Norway and North-America through educational exchange. NORAM’s goal is to provide funding to encourage more students, researchers and professionals to study in the US and gain important experience. NORAM contributes this way to strengthening competence, international exchange, networking and mutual understanding on both sides of the Atlantic.